A St. Thomas music business major, music education major, and mechanical engineering and music major are featured for composing their own music.
St. Thomas students compose their own melodies
Illinois Wesleyan seniors rap about ‘Friday’s’ game against St. Thomas
Two Illinois Wesleyan seniors were so inspired by Rebecca Black’s song “Friday” at Thursday’s NCAA tournament banquet that they used the tune to rap about Friday’s game against St. Thomas. Watch the video here.
Majority of St. Thomas student’s parents paying for their spring break trips
After surveying 50 St. Thomas students, the answer to how the majority of students are paying for their vacations is clear: their parents. Forty-six percent of students’ trips are paid for by their parents.
Sacred Arts Festival premieres dancers, raises hunger awareness
The festival mixes vocals and instrumentals with other departments such as theater, fine arts and film, but this is the first year dancers were represented.
English professor discusses where the wild things lurk
St. Thomas students, faculty and staff gathered Friday afternoon to listen to English professor Gordon Grice’s “The Human Being as a Meal” lecture.
Art gallery displays Asmat identity, culture
The Asmat Art Gallery has found a special place in the Anderson Student Center. The exhibition displays art from the Asmat culture in Papua, Indonesia, including photographs, carvings, weavings and video.
Public Safety briefs
Public Safety responds to property damage, alcohol violations and marijuana incidents in this week’s briefs.
St.Thomas student paints her future
Fifth-year senior Annie Hejny is an elementary education and art double major. She has found a passion for painting that she hopes will find a place in her future.
Chef teaches students healthy cooking ideas for cheap
Dining services Executive Chef Ken Grogg and the Welness Center hosted a seminar Wednesday, Feb. 29, to show students that making a healthy meal can be inexpensive and easy.
Texting, the preferred method for liars
Research published by The Los Angeles Times suggests it’s easier to lie in a text message versus face-to-face conversation. Some St. Thomas students admitted to the ease of lying via text message and were not surprised by the research.
Public Safety briefs
Public Safety responds to property damage, theft, alcohol violations and marijuana incidents in this week’s briefs.
Sophomores celebrate their ‘fifth’ birthdays
For sophomores Bailey Otis and Haley Zajac, Feb. 29, 2012, marks their “fifth” birthday. Actually, Otis and Zajac turned 20 today, but since it’s leap year, they officially celebrate their actual birth date every four years.
Lethal lipstick study reveals lead contamination
A recent Food and Drug Administration study found lead contamination in major national lipstick brands, but it doesn’t stop St. Thomas junior Jessica Nesbit from sporting ruby-red lipstick daily. Check out the video package here.
Concert Choir sings popular music at concert
The St. Thomas Concert Choir performed its pop concert on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Brady Educational Center Auditorium.
Three students studying abroad in Rome create ‘popeman’
Sophomore Austin Weyant and juniors Jacob Monson and Evan Beacom took advantage of Rome’s most abundant snowfall in 26 years by constructing a snowman looking like the pope.